Hilla Limann

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Hilla Limann, Ghanaian politician who engaged in a seesaw battle with Lieut. Jerry Rawlings for the presidency of Ghana; Limann was elected president in 1979 when he defeated Rawlings, who had seized power in a coup; in 1981, however, Rawlings staged another coup and unseated Limann. When Limann ran for president again in 1992, he lost to Rawlings (b. Dec. 12, 1934, Gwollu, Gold Coast [now Ghana]--d. Jan. 23, 1998, Accra, Ghana).